Natural Disasters

DEHRADUN/RUDRAPUR: Soaring mercury across the hill state has thrown life out of gear even as meteorologists predicted that the heat wave is likely to continue for some more days. With the temperature touching

NEW DELHI: Multiple factors lined up perfectly to cause the widespread thunderstorms and dust storms that claimed more than 110 lives across Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand on Wednesday, Met officials

High-intensity squall wreaks havoc in several areas
Over 100 people were killed and around 180 injured after a high-velocity dust storm followed by thunder showers wreaked havoc in parts of Uttar Pradesh

The United Nations agencies in Somalia have stepped up their response in the wake of devastating flash floods across large parts of the country that have impacted nearly 500,000 people and displaced close

In addition to the devastating floods and landslides as a result of the ongoing heavy rains, there is an even deadlier danger: The prevailing environment is conducive for the breeding of mosquitoes that

Heavy rains on Wednesday continued to leave a trail of destruction across the country.
More than 1,000 people were displaced after dams in Tana River County were submerged by the floods, spilling water

23 deaths, 1675 buildings destroyed in four months in the South West - NEMA
At least 183 people were killed and 215 others injured in Rwanda by heavy rains in the first four months of 2018, the Ministry

JAIPUR/ALWAR: At least 16 persons were killed and over 100 injured as strong winds and dust storms hit Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts, leaving a trail of destruction and uprooting hundreds of trees